Lower Elementary
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New Year’s Noise Makers
Here’s a great craft for the new year’s celebration. Give the kids something fun to do on that dreaded first day after winter break! Noise Maker Materials Paper Plates Dried ... Read this tip
A Brand New Year Song
A Brand New Year Tune: London Bridge Now we have a brand new year, Brand new year, Brand new year. Now we have a brand new year. It’s 2010!
New Year’s Phonics Activity
Here is a cute way to begin the New Year with the little ones (K or first grade). Brainstorm words that rhyme with “new,” write them on paper, and place ... Read this tip
Six Little Penguins Poem
Here’s a cute poem that goes well with my January penguin unit. Six Little Penguins Their suits are black and their vests are white. They waddle to the left and ... Read this tip
I’m a Little Penguin Poem
Here’s another little penguin poem the kids always enjoy. I’m a Little Penguin I’m a little penguin Black and white. Short and wobbly An adorable site. I can’t fly at ... Read this tip
Poem: Gingerbread Children
This poem goes along with any traditional gingerbread tale. I always bring in gingerbread cookies for the kids to decorate. Before the kids get to eat them, we read this ... Read this tip
Marshmallow Snowman
This is how to make cute marshmallow snowmen. Kids truly enjoy this fun winter activity. Snowman Ingredients large marshmallows chow mein noodles orange tic-tacs multi-colored tic-tacs melted chocolate assorted small ... Read this tip
Song: The Mitten (Jan Brett)
This song is a great song to sing with the kids after you have read Jan Brett’s “The Mitten.” The Mitten (to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”) ... Read this tip
Warm Mittens Poem
Warm Mittens I wiggle my left hand, I wiggle my right, inside of my mittens, so warm and so tight. I wiggle my pinkie. I wiggle my thumb, so when ... Read this tip
Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees
Instead of gingerbread houses, I make ice cream cone Christmas trees with my kids every holiday season. Using cone shaped sugar cones, green icing (you can use food coloring to ... Read this tip